The University of Saint Mary will feature the work of 63 students during the End-of-Semester Student Art Exhibition starting April 27 in the Goppert Gallery in Xavier Hall. The exhibition is free and open to the public from 9 a.m.
The Beta Epsilon chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa hosted its annual salad supper April 14. A special guest was Ashley Razak, communications coordinator for the Basehor-Linwood school district. Razak, left, is shown with Rebecca Hill, ADK member and longtime educator at Basehor Intermediate School. Photo by Marilyn Anderson
The world’s most expensive lunch will go on sale again this spring when investor Warren Buffett auctions off a private meal to raise money for a California homeless charity one last time. Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO, held the lunch auction once a year for 20 years before the pandemic began to raise money for the Glide Foundation, which helps the homeless in San Francisco.
• The Leavenworth City Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Leavenworth City Hall, 100 N.
A Leavenworth man pleaded guilty to fleeing from police and causing multiple crashes, according to a prosecution official. Raheem Keron Armstead, 39, entered the plea Friday in Leavenworth County District Court.
Strong storm rolls through Kansas, tears roofs off buildings National Weather Service officials were in western Kansas Saturday to assess damage from a strong storm and a possible tornado that damaged buildings in Sharon Springs and elsewhere, authorities said. Officials say the late Friday storm rolled through numerous Kansas cities, including Grainfield, Mingo and Winona.
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A Kansas district court judge on Monday struck down a new Republican-backed congressional map that would likely make it harder for the only Democrat in the state’s delegation to win reelection this year.
Jon Stewart, accepting the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, warned Sunday night that speculation about the future of comedy amid increased audience cultural sensitivity was ignoring a true and enduring threat: authoritarian governments around the world.
Billy (Bill) Rodell Coppinger, 67, passed away April 22, 2022, at home with his family by his side. Bill was born September 10, 1954, the only child of George “Lolly” and Wilma (Conner) Coppinger. In 1972 Bill graduated from Jefferson County North High School. He then traveled around the south working with multiple construction companies on various projects. On June 3, 1978, his greatest adventure began when he married Sheryl Domann at Corpus Christi Church, Mooney Creek. Bill worked in the construction trade all his life. He and Sheryl owned and operated B.R. Coppinger Construction, LTD for 40 years building homes and developing subdivisions in Leavenworth, Platte, and Douglas counties. Together they built a thriving business teaching their children the trade along the way.